Assembling More Of The Gold Star Body Panels And Installing Wilwood Brakes On the Roadster Shop Chassis

Day three at Woody’s Hot Rodz saw a frenzy of activity getting the ARP/Street Rodder 1957 Chevy ready for the 2017 Road Tour.

In one corner of the shop what was a pile of individual panels from Golden Star was turning into a brand new 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible by body assembly man, Jerry Taylor. The floor was finished, the cowl and windshield were in place, doors had been hung and the rear inner fenders were welded on. Next the trunk lid and quarter panels would be added. Considering Jerry was constantly interrupted for photos or video recordings we’d say the amount of progress in four days was remarkable.

On the other side of the shop Operations Manager, Matt Baldwin, was busy installing Wilwood disc brakes on all four corners of our Roadster Shop chassis. Up front will be 13-inch ventilated, drilled and slotted rotors with six piston calipers that have been powder coated yellow to match the flames that will be added to the nose of the rag top. In the rear, another pair of 13-inch rotors mounted to hats with internal parking brakes work in concert with four piston calipers, which are also powder coated yellow.

In-between the two previously described work stations the ZZ6 small-block furnished by Presenting Sponsor, Chevrolet Performance, is about to be equipped with FAST EZ EFI and distributor along with a full complement ARP fasteners. Of course it will be filled with AMSOIL’s synthetic engine oil before it’s dropped in the finished chassis.